Re: wher r john deere\'s made
Your talking about two different companies. Kubota Corporation Japan is a industrial equipment company that also does concrete, steel pipes, vending equipment, tractors, and other stuff. Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC) has its headquaters in Torrance California. Yes, there is a relationship between the companies, but they are infact different entities.
I don't mean to sound neive, and I am playing devils advocate to a point. I'm just trying to point out the fact thats its a global market and where a company invests its money and tallet is more important than where its roots are.
</font><font color="blueclass=small">( ONLY reason that Kubota has a plant here is to avoid the tariff and other cost related shipping, customs, etc., expenses )</font> KMA makes RTV's, BX's, and even some models that are not sold in the US for the world market. Clearly there are some advantages to US production, however this is not entirly true.
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Just like Kubota's decisions are not made in the US they are made in Japan )</font> Also not correct. The product managers and many engineers are all from Torrance. Take a look at the Japaneese product line, compare it to ours, then tell me that people on the other side of the globe are calling the shots. Yea, there is going to be corporation. In my experience I'd say the Italians have more control over New Holland than the Japaneese have over Kubota.
